Data on rocket attacks on Israel, June-August 2006

(under construction)
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 26 August 2006

Rockets fired at Israel and Israeli casualties by day

daterockets fired
from Lebanon
rockets fired
from Gaza
fatalitiesinjuries
12 Jun 120 16 0 0
13 Jun 125 7 2 29
14 Jun 103 19 2 2
15 Jun 100 2 0 0
16 Jun 45 12 8 50
17 Jun 79 12 0 20
18 Jun 113 8 1 60
19 Jun 106 4 2 30
20 Jun 33 10 0 0
21 Jun 92 1 0 0
22 Jun 129 5 0 20
23 Jun 88 12 2 16
24 Jun 109 5 0 49
25 Jun 100 2 2 48
26 Jun 166 8 0 55
27 Jun 109 3 0 19
28 Jun 104 4 0 3
29 Jun 86 1 0 5
30 Jun 148 3 0 69
31 Jun 4 5 6 0
1 Aug 8 ? 0 0
2 Aug 231 ? 1 28
3 Aug 180 ? 8 80
4 Aug 200 ? 3 86
5 Aug 170 ? 4 15
6 Aug 175 ? 15 215
7 Aug 160 ? 0 17
8 Aug 160 ? 0 2
9 Aug 160 ? 0 2
10 Aug 136 ? 2 2
11 Aug 160 ? 0 0
12 Aug 48 ? 0 3
13 Aug 250 ? 1 80
14 Aug 0
total 3,997139591,005
official total 3,970139542,015*

Notes: rockets fired from Lebanon are mostly Katyusha rockets fired by Hezbollah; rockets fired from Gaza are Kassam rockets fired by Palestinians; fatalities and injuries are Israeli casualties from rocket attacks, with injury data uncertain; official figure of 2,015 injured includes 697 directly from Katyusha rockets and 1,318 treated for shock.


Data on terrorist rockets and missiles

systemtyperange (km)sourcenotes
Kassam unguided rocket 9 used by Palestinian terrorists, about 140 fired during June from Gaza
Katyusha/
107 mm/122 mm
unguided rocket 25 Syria comprises most of 4,000 rockets fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon; estimated pre-campaign inventory, 10,000-13,000
Fajr-3 unguided rocket 45 Iran est. inventory 100-500
Fajr-5 unguided rocket 75 Iran
220 mm rocket unguided rocket 70 Syria
Khaibar-1/
improved Fajr-5
unguided rocket 70 Iran first used 28 June; about 10 used to date
Zelzal-2 guided missile 210 Iran Iran has acknowledged providing these to Hezbollah; est. inventory 30
C-802 antiship cruise missile 42 Iran 2 launched 14 June from Lebanon, probably by Iranian military personnel
Mohajer-4 drone/unmanned
aerial vehicle
Iran 1 shot down headed for Tel Aviv


Areas in Israel struck by rockets

City names in black have been struck by terrorist rockets in current campaign. Hadera, Afula, and Bet Shean have been struck by long-range rockets.


Population of Israeli cities and towns

citypopulationnotes
-- Cities/towns struck in current campaign --
Afula 38,900
Akko 45,600 4 killed; area struck by 106 rockets
Arab al-Aramshe - 4 killed
Atlit 4,500
Bet She'an 9,000
Dir el Asad 7,300 2 killed
Fakua (West Bank) -
Fassouta 3,000
Gilboa 23,200
Hadera 75,300
Haifa 269,300 19 killed (including 6 killed by mortar fire); area struck by 93 rockets
Hazor 8,400
Jenin (West Bank) 35,000
Kefar Gil'adi 16,000 12 soldiers killed
Karmi'el 45,000 area struck by 176 rockets
Kiryat Ata 48,900 1 killed
Kiryat Shmona 22,000 area struck by 1,012 rockets
Krayot -
Ma'alot-Tarshiba 21,000 4 killed
Maghar 18,600 2 killed
Majd el Kurum 13,000 2 killed
Meron - 2 killed
Moshav Ya'ara - 1 killed
Nahariyya 49,300 2 killed; area struck by 808 rockets
Nazareth 63,800 2 killed
Rosh Pinna 2,000
Safad 27,000 1 killed; area struck by 471 rockets
Sha'ar Yishuv - 1 killed
Shebaa Farms -
Shefar'am 32,000
Shelomi 5,400
Tiberias 39,900 area struck by 81 rockets
-- Other cities/towns --
Ashdod 196,900
Ashqelon 105,100
Bat Yam 130,400
Be'er Sheva 184,500
Bene Beraq 142,300
Dimona 33,700
Holon 165,800
Jerusalem 706,400
Netanya 169,400
Petah Tiqwa 176,200
Ramat Gan 127,400
Rehovot 101,900
Rishon LeZiyyon 217,400
Tel Aviv-Yafo 371,400


Sources: (list under construction)


© 2006 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 26 August 2006.
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